bC India - a BAUMA CONEXPO SHOW expands exhibition space.

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Because of the large number of registrations from companies wishing to exhibit at bC India - a BAUMA CONEXPO SHOW, exhibition space has been extended by 60%, to 80,000 square meters. According to Dennis Slater, President of AEM, the number of Indian and International companies participating in bC India demonstrates keen industry support for global partnerships and consolidation of shows worldwide that can produce premier exhibitions in new and emerging markets.



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bC India - a BAUMA CONEXPO SHOW Expands Exhibition Space in Response to Strong Demand



Because of the large number of registrations from companies wishing to exhibit at bC India - a BAUMA CONEXPO SHOW, which takes place in February 2011 in Mumbai, the exhibition space planned for the event has now been extended by 60 percent, to 80,000 square metres.

"Strong interest from international as well as Indian manufacturers of construction machinery has shown that the cooperation between Messe München and the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) to organise the trade fair bC India has been very much welcomed by the sector," said Eugen Egetenmeir, Managing Director of Messe München GmbH.

Already, six weeks before the deadline for registrations for the fair, the list of renowned companies taking part in bC India includes names like Apollo, Aquarius, Gamzen Plast and Puzzolana from India and international players like Bauer, Masa, Palfinger und Soilmec.

An Advisory Board of experts from the sector is supporting the organisers of the fair -- MMG and AEM -- with the strategic orientation of bC India. These experts come from ACE, Ashok Leyland, John Deere, Doosan, Haver & Boecker, JCB, Kobelco, Liebherr, Liugong, Manitowoc, Putzmeister, Schwing Stetter, Terex, Voltas, Volvo and Zoomlion.
In view of the excellent response so far, we are expecting bC India - a BAUMA CONEXPO SHOW to be fully booked very soon.

"The number of Indian and international companies participating in bC India demonstrates the keen industry support for global partnerships and consolidation of shows worldwide that can produce premier exhibitions in new and emerging markets," said Dennis Slater, president of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers.
bC India - a BAUMA CONEXPO SHOW takes place from 8-11 February 2011 at the Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai. The Bandra Kurla Complex is located in the heart of the city and in addition to an extensive open-air site it also offers temporary exhibition halls adapted specially for the needs of exhibitors.

The central location of the event venue is also easily reached by the international and the national airport, and many hotels, in all categories, are available in the immediate vicinity.

Prospective exhibitors can download the registration documents from: www.bCIndia.com/en/Exhibitors/Application. The deadline for registrations is 17 May 2010.

Further information: www.bcindia.com

About Messe München International (MMI)

Messe München International (MMI) is one of the world's leading trade-fair companies. It organises around 40 trade fairs for capital and consumer goods, and key high-tech industries. Each year over 30,000 exhibitors from more than 100 countries, and over two million visitors from more than 200 countries take part in the events in Munich. In addition, MMI organises trade fairs in Asia, Russia, the Middle East and South America. With six subsidiaries abroad -- in Europe and in Asia -- and with 64 foreign representatives serving over 90 countries, MMI has a truly global network.

Environmental protection and sustainability are key priorities in all MMI's operations, at home and abroad. Furthermore, MMI has built up global competence in the organisation of international trade fairs for construction machinery. In Munich, it hosts bauma, the world's leading trade fair for the sector, in Shanghai it organises bauma China, the leading event of its kind for the Asian market, and for the Indian market bC India represents the competence of MMI. For further information on the regional events in the construction machinery trade fairs portfolio of the MMI Group, click here.

About the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)

AEM is the North American-based international trade group representing the off-road equipment manufacturing industry. AEM is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with offices in the capitals of Washington, D.C., Ottawa, Beijing and a European presence in Brussels. It represents more than 800 companies in the agriculture, construction, forestry, mining and utility sectors. AEM has an ownership stake in and/or manages several world-class exhibitions, including CONEXPO-CON/AGG, one of the world's largest gathering places for the construction and construction materials industries. For more information on AEM, click here.

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E-mail: rjefferson@aem.org

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